David Beatus

David Beatus

David is dad to two energetic and happy boys. Living on Long Island in close proximity to New York City, he and his family enjoy making the most of the many events and locations around the area, from the Met Museum to the NY Mets. More of a recreational traveler than a business traveler, he and his family take several road trips per year to visit family and friends all over New England. Ad man by day, and full-time dad by night, he is excited to share his experiences and discoveries as he takes on his most exciting journey yet: fatherhood.

This past June, some friends of ours were kind enough to invite us out to their summer house on Fire Island, NY. For those unfamiliar with Fire Island, it’s a long narrow island along the south shore of central Long Island, accessible only by ferry boat. Fire Island has a robust singles scene, but also …

Oh….the highway rest stop. We’ve all been there. Just when we’re thinking “Hey, this road trip isn’t so bad, we’re making excellent time!” one of the kids asks to stop. Unfortunately “Hold it in for three more hours!” is not a realistic solution. As a general rule, I really try to avoid rest stops on drives …

It’s cherry blossom season and that means about 50 million people heading to Washington, DC, including us! The Hyatt Visa Card is the gift that keeps on gifting. After 4 free nights in Paris a year ago, we were given 2 more free anniversary nights at any category 1-4 Hyatt. With the nights expiring, we …

“My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water.” ~ Carl Hiaasen This past summer, I had the opportunity to experience with my wife and kids my “other” favorite transportation method (first will always be a large airplane to anywhere exotic), a speedboat! Living in a small town on a …

Our original plan this year was to spend Thanksgiving with my in-laws, up in Amherst, Mass, however, a last minute change in plans had us unexpectedly travelling east instead of north, to Montauk, NY, otherwise known as “the end”. This year, Thanksgiving fell on my mother-in-law’s 60th birthday, and to celebrate this milestone the family …

Now that we have two kids that are old enough to have a full awareness of all things “Elmo,” Sesame Place has officially been added to our yearly road trip destination list. This summer, we made our second annual trip to Langhorne, PA, ready for a long fun day of Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and …

Getting places early can sometimes lead to amazing discoveries! This was the case this past July 4th weekend. My wife’s mother, stepfather, and younger brother live in Amherst, Massachusetts, and on this recent visit the family and I found ourselves needing to kill about an hour before my in-laws were home from work. We’ve been …

Ok, so we’ve all heard countless stories about the joys (and horrors) of traveling WITH our children, but what about the joys (and horrors) of traveling WITHOUT our children? Six months ago, my wife and I got to experience our first trip alone since our 2nd child was born almost 3 years ago. As a …

Before I begin my initial post for Traveling Dad I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is David, and I’m father to two amazing and too-smart-for-their-own-good boys, aged 5 and 2.5 (we celebrated his half birthday this week). My wife and I have been married just over 8 wonderful years, and I …